MATHS IS FUN!!! We applied our understanding of coordinates to verse each other on Battleship today.

HOW THE WORLD WORKS

Our last unit of inquiry.Central Idea:Energy can come from many sources and is stored and used in different ways.Lines of inquiry:

forms of energy

How energy is generated and managed

Renewable and sustainable energy practices.

We visited the Science Center to learn more about how solar energy is used to produce electricity. It was a fun field trip and a great learning experience. We started with a stop at the Kinetic Energy Garden. Then some hands on activity at the lab, followed by a walk through the wonderful interactive displays at the center.

DEBATES: WHO HAS A HARDER TIME GROWING UP - BOYS OR GIRLS?

We wrapped up our unit with a summative assessment: debates. Several weeks preceding the summative assessment we honed our communication skills through many rounds of debates on various topics. Who is better at math _ girls or boys, advancement in medicine/medical technology has been a good thing, domesticating animals is good...Needless to say, our 5SB boys and girls are a passionate lot and this was evident during the fierce debates. Some rounds were won by boys, some by girls. For the summative we worked in groups of three. Three boys Vs three girls. Lots of learning took place from researching and listening!!!

﻿Some of the arguments offered...GIRLS: when puberty is over for boys it is ALL over and done with but even when girls' puberty is over we STILL have to get periods every month It's also easier for boys because girls frequently get mood swings, and boys rarely get them, and when girls get them, they switch moods really quickly and it'll be really annoying Most girls want to look like someone else and get depression. Girls grow tall sooner and quickly grow out of best clothes﻿Boys

Boys are expected to play a sport even if they don’t like to. If they don’t they are made fun of.

Boys have to face embarrassment when their voice cracks.

Boys have to deal with the stress and responsibility of work, providing for their family…sometimes all the stress at work makes them angry.

Lots!!! After weeks of learning about how to keep ourselves healthy, today we prepared a variety of healthy dishes in our classroom thanks to Liza Rowan who put together the menu and brought the ingredients. In groups, the students made banana ice cream, maki sushi, mango salsa, a delicious passion fruit dip and fruit skewers, and a chocolate and banana smoothie. In the end, it all tasted fabulous. ﻿Lesson of the day: healthy food can be colourful, tasty and fresh!﻿Here is what some people had to say:

After our visit to the Science Lab, we applied our research and comprehension skills to collect data on cells in order to understand them better. Then we used our oral presentation skills to organize our findings and produced beautiful posters.

To deepen our understanding of one of our lines of inquiries: the physical changes we experience, it seemed relevant to go down to the basics. Since our human body is made up of over 7 trillion cells (!) and cells are building blocks of our body, we headed upstairs to the Middle School lab to look down microscopes. It lead to a great discussion, later in the classroom, with students setting off on new independent inquiries.

We have been lucky to have nutritionist Liza Rowan as a guest lecturer to help us understand the importance of a balanced diet. Today, Liza talked about preservatives used in food, and healthier options.Here are some student responses and intended actions: Meghna: I will ask my mom to check the food labels before buying groceries because she does the shopping.Simon: I looked up the recipe for choco banana bread, and am going to bake it!Deegan: I feel worries because if I don't eat the right food, my body wont stay healthy.Lars: I feel worries because if restaurants use chemicals in their food, I will freak out!An: Food colouring makes us hyper and some colours are illegal in Norway and Sweden. There are 2500 additives used in food today!!Callum: I learnt that artificial colours are the bottom of list of ingredients in food labels and sugar and flour at the top.Imogen: Try not to eat too much of food with colouring.

Our new unit of inquiry into WHO WE ARE is an exciting exploration of the physical, emotional and social changes we undergo in grade 5, with a special focus on what we eat and a healthy diet.Our lines of inquiry are:

We experience physical change

Social and emotional pressures of adolescents

Actions that affect personal wellbeing

We have started the unit with an activity to consolidate our opinions on some provocative ideas: growing up is easy; we change in many ways in grade 5, ice cream is good for you; girls are better at reading and boys are better at sports.We did an activity called Chalk Talk where students could put their views on the topics or comment on some one else' views.

Some of the student comments were: I disagree because while we always see boys playing soccer, we may not see them reading( for example me), so boys are as good at reading.I agree, because boys are better at sports because they play more sportsIn grade 5 we have become better at research since the Exhibition and are more knowledgable.I agree that the environment affects the way you feel because I know little English so its difficult to make friends.Growing up is NOT easy because you have to face new challenges such as getting a jobCHALK TALK BELOW:

FOOD GROUPS. Today we looked at the five food groups: Grains, Proteins, Vegetables, Fruits and Dairy. We will apply the information we gathered to assess our meals. We start with dinner tonight. Students are to take a photograph of their dinner and then assess whether it is balanced or not.Click on the Link below to learn more about Food Groups video on BrainPophttp://www.brainpopjr.com/health/food/foodgroups/

MATH: ORDER OF OPERATIONSPEMDAS OR BODMASWatch the video below to learn more about Order of operations:

LARS: I think our group was good because we communicated well, we helped each other a lot and we did super much research to gather info. It was good to know that my e-waste video was a great success among little children. I think we got a lot of people because our topic , The negative impact of technology on children, because there is little known about topic although it is a very serious topic. I liked the exhibition and although I had to work a lot I think I am going to miss the exhibition when I go to middle school.I loved the exhibition!It was sooo fun!

SHAFINA: I think we all did really well and some people got tired after lunch. I think my group did well in exhibition the only thing i got tired was talking to people and another person came and i need to start over again.

Shafina inquired into bullying

I thought the exhibition was great because there came a lot of people to our stand and thought that our title was interesting and because our group worked well together. But i was a bit shy because there came people from swedish school and from my soccer team. But I hope we can do this again.

That's Simon on the left. They inquired into bullying.

By BernieMarch 12I thought our group did really well as a team because we learnt to work with each other and my board game was a thrilling success! We got a lot of people and we also did a great job in presenting. I will really miss the exhibition and hope we do something like this again. Bernie's group inquired into Child Labour

By Pepe The Exhibition was very tiring because our group had lots of people coming to our booth I think that our booth has a unique title: Impact of War on children.We felt that we got an awesome group because we all cooperated with each other and so we got a very interesting final board for others to look at. I felt great when when the Exhibition was done because we had to present our work for two days in a row. But it was actually worth it from all of the research and sticking and cutting. I thought that everyone put all of their knowledge into the exhibition because I thought everyone did a great job in this exhibition.

Shagun Batlaw

View life from the perspective of a 10 -11 year old, and it will bring much humour and joy. That sums up my experience with my 5th graders at ISS.They are creative, knowledgeable, respectful and a lot of fun!